azonic steelhead ?'s

[dirtydirtysouf]

well i ordered a steelhead cause my old fisher cant have a rear disk put on it.................so any words of wisdom before i get my beef-up'd parts swaped from the fisher to the new bike?

pics will soon follow

[ZHendo]

words of wisdom? a little vague, you already bought the frame, so what are you expecting people to say? well, my advice would be to make the build is lighter weight because the steelhead frame is a beast already. if you don't mind the weight though, then, well, have fun.

[BIRDMAN111]

yeah i know a guy who has one, and he had a minute and mechanical disks on it, thats what i suggest, but i dont care.

[bent^biker]

step 1. remove saddle/seat post
step 2. mount parts mentioned in #1 to full suspension bike

jk, steelhead is a sic bike

[dirtydirtysouf]

words of wisdom? a little vague, you already bought the frame, so what are you expecting people to say? well, my advice would be to make the build is lighter weight because the steelhead frame is a beast already. if you don't mind the weight though, then, well, have fun.

dont mind the weight.........just asking if anyone has had problems putting one together.......:twitch:

[sbabuser]

One thing you'll have to deal with is the non-sliding disc mount and the horizontal dropouts. If you're anal about getting the pads to hit the most amount of rotor possible, it'll take a bit of setting up. With mine, I just run the wheel all the way forward 'cuz I like short chainstays, but the pads wear a little unevenly b/c they're not making full contact with the rotor. I trail ride it too, and have never had any issues w/ lack of braking power b/c of it, so I don't think it's a big issue.
Love the geometry, tho - w/ a Pike, it's truely a do everything bike. Enjoy!

[dirtydirtysouf]

One thing you'll have to deal with is the non-sliding disc mount and the horizontal dropouts. If you're anal about getting the pads to hit the most amount of rotor possible, it'll take a bit of setting up. With mine, I just run the wheel all the way forward 'cuz I like short chainstays, but the pads wear a little unevenly b/c they're not making full contact with the rotor. I trail ride it too, and have never had any issues w/ lack of braking power b/c of it, so I don't think it's a big issue.
Love the geometry, tho - w/ a Pike, it's truely a do everything bike. Enjoy!

what size rear tire do you run? im hoping to get a Wierwolf 2.55 LT back there........

yea i talked to the LBS about the horv. dropouts and they said i can go bolt-thru rear hub or tensioners so i can keep my quick rel. set up....what type of set-up are you running?

[Jim Mac]

what size rear tire do you run? im hoping to get a Wierwolf 2.55 LT back there........

yea i talked to the LBS about the horv. dropouts and they said i can go bolt-thru rear hub or tensioners so i can keep my quick rel. set up....what type of set-up are you running?

You should be fine with that tire - I run an old 2.7 Maxxis Minion R on ther back of my Steelhead.

If you use Surly tensioners, you can still use your QR hub.

[dirtydirtysouf]

If you use Surly tensioners, you can still use your QR hub.

nice to know...thanks........:cheers:

[sbabuser]

what size rear tire do you run? im hoping to get a Wierwolf 2.55 LT back there........

yea i talked to the LBS about the horv. dropouts and they said i can go bolt-thru rear hub or tensioners so i can keep my quick rel. set up....what type of set-up are you running?

I'm running a 2.25 Motoraptor out back with plenty of space to spare. I have a 2.55lt but haven't tried it in the back yet. Shouldn't be a problem, and you can slide the rear wheel back in the dropouts from where mine is to make more room, too.

[dirtydirtysouf]

I have a 2.55lt but haven't tried it in the back yet..

when you do can you snap a pic...........cause im just going to run a the 2.1 WW that i have on my current set-up till it wears down..........but when your as big as me and ride a HT the extra tire is a cushion:monkey:

[capt.crispy]

Any pics yet?I love those steelheads.

[dirtydirtysouf]

Any pics yet?I love those steelheads.

the LBS hasnt called to say its in yet...........but pics will follow

[sad panda]

I'll agree with what everyone else has to say. The rear brake can be annoying to setup. I've run it with a 2.5 Nokian NBX in the rear with no problem, but I've recently switched to a smaller tire because the bike was pushing 40 lbs.
I've run both qr and 12mm bolt hubs: The 12 makes a big different in sturdiness of the rear end, but didn't really help with the slipping of the dropouts. I currently have a qr with a tugnut on one side, have had no problems with slipping since.